Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about McVeigh (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for McVeigh. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
McVeigh is located in Pike County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Buchanan (VA), Dickenson (VA), Wise (VA) & Mingo (WV).
Below are the counties that are near McVeigh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McVeigh:
- Pike County (The home county of McVeigh)
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Pinsonfork
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
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- McAndrews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Pike County
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- Huddy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
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- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
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- Calloway Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Phelps
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belfry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Canada
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Kimper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Freeburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Betsy Layne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
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- Osborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Galveston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Stanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Grethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Ivel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Teaberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
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- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Dana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Banner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Nero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Letcher County
- Burdine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Pilgrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
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- Lovely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Hode
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Kelsa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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- Big Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Royal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leemaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Janey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Paynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Mavisdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Height
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Rowe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Haysi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
- Tarpon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clintwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Stirrat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Switzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Whitman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Troy Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Wilkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wylo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Man
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Man is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <1>
- Kistler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Wyoming City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Paynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Avondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Bradshaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Height
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Blackberry City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Thacker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Chattaroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Delbarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Musick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Wharncliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Baisden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Stonecoal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Cub City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McVeigh, see our County-by-County Page for McVeigh.
Cemeteries Near McVeigh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McVeigh.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for McVeigh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McVeigh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Stump Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- George Hatfield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jerry Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Billy Dotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- W J May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (653 more) ...
- Deskins Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Runyon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find McVeigh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McVeigh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McVeigh, with the one closest to McVeigh listed first.
- Pinsonfork
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Kimper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Phelps
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Canada
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamboree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Fishtrap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Mouthcard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Zebulon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Rural
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Big Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coal Run Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Venters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McVeigh. See our List of 1890's Communities around McVeigh.
Newspapers Published in McVeigh ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around McVeigh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McVeigh, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McVeigh.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to McVeigh:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Letcher County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McVeigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McVeigh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |